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Case Studies on Change Management

How to Respond Quickly to Changing Market Demands

To thrive in today's competitive market midsize organizations need to be agile, responding quickly to changing market conditions and exceeding customers' demands. This implies flexibility in their underlying ICTCT infrastructure and business processes. But in the current economic climate, organizations [...]

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Case Study on Anna Hazare

Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts in establishing this village as a model for others. For [...]

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Cheat Your Way to Success!

When launching a new initiative, such as Lean, employee buy-in is critical. Many employees will not put much stock in a new strategy until they see that: 1) It works! 2) It makes their jobs easier, not harder! It is management’s responsibility to [...]

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The Honda way: Power of Imagination

Honda's minivan and sport utility vehicle assembly plant in Lincoln, Ala., is reminiscent of a medical center. That could be the result of the grounds. The beautifully designed and landscaped exterior - the green grass and colorful foliage, and covered [...]

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Effects of change

Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. Change management (or change control) is the process during which the changes of a system are implemented in a [...]

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Nine Lessons Learned about Creativity at Google

Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience at Google, shares nine lessons learned about fostering creative ideas and innovation based on her experience developing highly successful Web applications at Google. Listen to this truly amazing speech. A [...]

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Slovenian case of strategic change management in the public sector: Towards the Lisbon Strategy

Europe is expected to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. These are crucial priorities of the Lisbon Strategy (Renewed Lisbon Strategy: [...]

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Project Management and Cultural Change: a case study at the University of Western Australia Library

Over the years the management of projects at the University of Western Australia Library has generally been poor. With some exceptions, projects were badly scoped, had no clear direction, would proceed in fits and starts, and some would not be [...]

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How Procter and Gamble Survived Through Innovation

William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, formed this global and Fortune 500 Corporation in 1837 (corporate profile). Procter and Gamble (P&G) is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. These two entrepreneurs and inventors were immigrants from England and [...]

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Privatization in Germany: Lessons from a Third Side Case Study

As Germany (re-) unified itself in the months and years following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and as east German companies were privatized, the usual process was for the nationally organized "Treuhandanstalt" (Trust Agency or THA), as [...]

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